No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; And when above the surges They saw his crest appear. All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And...The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete - Page 477by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871Full view - About this book

...tide. No sound of joy or sorrow was heard from either bank ; But friends and foes, in dumb surprise, stood gazing where he sank. And when above the surges they saw his crest appear, Rome shouted, and e'en Tuscany could scarce forbear to But fiercely ran the current, swollen high by...

...sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank,...the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer. But fiercely ran the current, Swollen high by months of rain ; And fast his blood was flowing, And...

...sheathed the good sword by his side. And with his harness on his back, plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow was heard from either bank...the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer. Never, I ween, did swimmer, in such an evil case, Struggle through such a raging flood safe to the...

...sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank...the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer. Bat fiercely ran the current, Swollen high by months of rain : And fast his blood was flowing; And...

...by his side, And with his harness on his back No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either Lank But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted...the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer. But fiercely ran the current, Swollen high by months of rain : And fast his blood was flowing, And...

...sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with his harness 8 on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank;...when above the surges They saw his crest appear, All Bome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany 9 Could scarce forbear to cheer. But...

...sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. 5oo No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank;...lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; 535 And when above the surges They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even...

...sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank;...lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank; All Eome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer. But...

...sheathed The good sword by his side, And, with his harness on his back, Plunged headlong in the tide ! No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank,...lips and straining eyes, Stood gazing where he sank ; 163 They saw his crest appear, All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry, And even the ranks of Tuscany...

...greater sensation. As in the poem of Horatius : "No sound of joy or sorrow was heard from either side. But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes. Stood gazing," — As the I's forged steadily ahead, Grace grew more and more excited, until, in the last half of...